Fake change. A woman called police on Jan. 30 after she realized she had a counterfeit $20 bill. Officers met the woman at Ho Ho Chinese Restaurant at 9170 N. Federal Blvd. because she said she got the bill as change the night before. The restaurant owner said he didn’t know it was fake, and he gave her a real bill.

Intercepted rent check. Police were called to the 1700 block of West 85th Avenue by a man who said someone stole a $500 check from his mailbox on Jan. 30. The victim’s father wrote the check to pay his son’s rent. He confirmed that the check had been cashed by an unknown person.

Dangerous drop-off. A man’s car was stolen while he was taking his brother home on Jan. 30 in the 9400 block of Elm Court. Two men walked up with guns while the brothers were sitting in the car and ordered them to get out.

McDonald’s swindlers. A manager of the McDonald’s at 9190 N. Federal Blvd. called police after she realized there was $60 worth of fake bills in the cash register on Jan. 29. Police noted that the bills had the same serial numbers.

First day of freedom. After her release from jail on Jan. 17, a woman called police to her home in the 5400 block of East 60th Avenue because someone stole her TV and two computers. The victim admitted that the lock on her door had been rigged to open so drug users could get in.

All in an hour’s work. A responding officer was citing a shoplifter at the Walmart at 5990 Dahlia St. when another shoplifter was spotted on camera. The officer apprehended the woman as she was walking out of the store on Jan. 15.

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